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Telling Canada’s
story in numbers
Nathalie Goodwin
Statistics Canada RDC Analyst
UWO RDC
March 24, 2017
Research Data
Centre (RDC)
Program
www.statcan.gc.ca
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What is a Research Data Centre (RDC)?
• A Statistics Canada research facility located on
a university campus that offers secure access to
detailed Statistics Canada microdata from
population and household surveys
• Network of RDCs: 30 centres located across
Canada
• Centres are staffed by Statistics Canada
personnel
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Public-use microdata files (PUMFs)
versus RDC master files
• PUMFs may not be sufficient to answer certain
research questions:
• Variables of interest may be aggregated, capped or
suppressed
• Levels of geography restricted to province and health
region
• May not contain full sample
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Reasons for accessing an RDC
• RDC mode of access appropriate when:
• PUMF does not exist or may not cover all cycles
• Sensitive variables required for analysis not found in
PUMF
• Require detailed information for variables (non-
aggregated)
• Require lower levels of geography (ex. CMA)
• Longitudinal data linkage is required
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RDC application process
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/rdc/index
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RDC application process
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/rdc/process
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RDC application process
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/rdc/faculty
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RDC application process
• Draft a proposal
• Apply online through SSHRC website
• Attend an orientation session
• Sign a microdata research contract (MRC)
• Security clearance
• Researchers become “deemed employees” of
Statistics Canada
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Data in the RDC: Examples
• The Labour Force Survey (LFS):
• Cross-sectional survey providing estimates on
unemployment and other labour market indicators
• Estimates by type of industry, occupation, sector, and
hours worked
• Employee estimates include wage rates, union status,
job permanency and workplace size
• 14 refereed publications listed on CRDCN over
the last 3 years
• Newly released cycle (LFS 2016)
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Data in the RDC: Examples
• The Workplace and Employee Survey (WES):
• Longitudinal survey (1999-2006) exploring issues
relating to employers and their employees
• Employer file: workplace organization, technology use,
innovation, and human resource management
• Employee file: job training, job stability, and earnings
• Employees selected from within sampled workplaces
• Insight into supply and demand of labour market
• Examine effects of workplace events on worker outcomes
• 19 refereed publications listed on CRDCN over
the last 3 years
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Data in the RDC: Examples
• The Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS):
• Cross-sectional survey conducted every 5 years
(1991-2012) exploring the social and economic
conditions of First Nations people living off-reserve,
Métis and Inuit, aged 15 and over
• Purpose: identify the needs of Aboriginal people and
provide data on education, employment, health,
language, income, housing and mobility
• 13 refereed publications listed on CRDCN over
the last 3 years
• 2017 APS scheduled for release Fall 2018
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Additional Resources
• RDC website:
• http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/rdc/index
• Datasets at RDCs:
• www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/rdc/data
• RDC application process:
• http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/rdc/process
• Sample RDC proposal available at:
• www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/rdc/sample
• CRDCN website:
• https://crdcn.org